Note from our President & CEO RACHEL S. MOORE
It is both an honor and a pleasure to welcome you to the 20th season of our Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center series of dance residencies, presented by our programming arm TMC Arts. We are pleased to welcome back the highly innovative Paul Taylor Dance Company for what I know will be compelling performances of three very relevant and consequential works. We recently marked the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, and the Company’s exploration of German choreographer Kurt Jooss’ The Green Table resonates with all of us who struggle with the role of warfare and inevitable loss. While this piece premiered 90 years ago, its theme is haunting as it examines the inequities between those who make the decisions to embrace conflict and those who bear the brunt of those choices. Earlier this week, we partnered with Zócalo Public Square for an important conversation, moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen, about the role of war-inspired art and whether such art can help us now, in a moment of many international crises. This discussion is but one example of the many events and experiences we are creating to dimensionalize our dance residencies and offer ways for the public to engage more directly.
The exploration of war takes a different turn with the energy and exuberance of Paul Taylor’s Company B, which also offers a perspective on the contrasts of hope and horror, this time set in America on the cusp of World War II. Despite the challenging subject matter, it is a marvelous piece to witness, with the talent and incredible athleticism of the dancers.
We are particularly pleased to have the world premiere of a new work, Dreamachine, by Paul Taylor Dance Company’s first resident choreographer, Lauren Lovette. The topic is certainly timely—what happens when man’s dreams lead to innovation—and so is the addition of Ms. Lovette. Since its founding, the Company has had a single choreographer. Ms. Lovette’s appointment is a wonderful example of the dance field changing and adapting to be relevant and much more inclusive. I look forward to seeing what she contributes going forward.
Our series continues on May 19–21, 2023, with MOMIX’s Alice at The Music Center’s Ahmanson Theatre. Be sure to join us for this Music Center premiere and enjoy the creativity, acrobatics and whimsical adventures inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Visit musiccenter.org/momix for more information and to purchase tickets.
For 20 years and more, The Music Center has been committed to bringing L.A. the best dance and dancing experiences. We are fortunate to be able to do that thanks to the support of our donors including the extraordinary Glorya Kaufman along with the passionate members of Center Dance Arts, founding supporter of dance at The Music Center.
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Thank you for joining us, and enjoy the performance!
Warmly,
Rachel S. Moore President & CEO
OFFICERS
Cindy Miscikowski
Chair
Robert J. Abernethy Vice Chair
Darrell R. Brown Vice Chair
Rachel S. Moore
President & CEO
Diane G. Medina Secretary
Susan M. Wegleitner Treasurer
William Taylor Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
MEMBERS AT LARGE
Charles F. Adams
William H. Ahmanson
Jill C. Baldauf
Susan E. Baumgarten
Phoebe Beasley
Thomas L. Beckmen
Dannielle Campos
Amy R. Forbes
Greg T. Geyer
Jeffrey M. Hill
Carl Jordan
Terri M. Kohl
Kent Kresa
Lily Lee
Cary J. Lefton
Keith R. Leonard, Jr.
David B. Lippman
Susan M. Matt
Elizabeth Michelson
Darrell D. Miller
Shelby Notkin
Teresita Notkin
Michael J. Pagano
Cynthia M. Patton
Karen Kay Platt
Joseph J. Rice
Melissa Romain
Beverly P. Ryder
Maria S. Salinas
Lisa See
Mimi Song
Matthew J. Spence
Johnese Spisso
Philip A. Swan
Timothy S. Wahl
Alyce de Roulet
Williamson
Jay S. Wintrob
GENERAL COUNSEL
Rollin A. Ransom
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Wallis Annenberg
Peter K. Barker
Judith Beckmen
Ronald W. Burkle
John B. Emerson **
Richard M. Ferry
Brindell Gottlieb
Bernard A. Greenberg
Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.
Glen A. Holden
Edward J. McAniff
Fredric M. Roberts
Richard K. Roeder
Claire L. Rothman
Joni J. Smith
Lisa Specht **
Cynthia A. Telles
James A. Thomas
Andrea L. Van de Kamp **
Thomas R. Weinberger
** Chair Emeritus
Current as of 3/22/2023
Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s Jillian Davis. Photo by Rachel Neville.
2022/2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A Performing Arts Center for the 21st Century
The Music Center is a cultural anchor in Los Angeles and home to the world's greatest and most highly regarded artistic programs and events.
Rooted in a strong commitment to equity, excellence and access, TMC Arts, The Music Center’s programming engine, provides yearround programming inside The Music Center’s four theatres, on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center, outside at Gloria Molina Grand Park — a 12-acre adjacent green space — and in schools and other locations all over Los Angeles County. From Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center and free and low-cost concerts and events, to
customized learning experiences for all ages and more, TMC Arts programs reflect the diverse voices and interests of the many communities in Los Angeles County and bring Angelenos together in ways that enable them to discover their shared humanity. The Music Center is also home to four renowned resident companies — Center Theatre Group, LA Opera, LA Phil and the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
The Music Center is truly a performing arts center for the 21st century, continually pushing the boundaries to further inspire and contribute to the artistic voices of Los Angeles.
Photos courtesy of John McCoy on behalf of The Music Center.
THE MUSIC CENTER EXECUTIVE TEAM
Rachel S. Moore
President & CEO
Howard Sherman
Executive Vice President & COO, TMC Ops
Josephine Ramirez
Executive Vice President, TMC Arts
Shelby D. Boagni
Senior Vice President, People & Culture
William Taylor
Senior Vice President, Finance / CFO
Valentine Gelman
Senior Vice President, Advancement
Bonnie Goodman
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
THE MUSIC CENTER OPERATIONS (TMC OPS)
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Keith McTague Director & Chief Engineer
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GUEST RELATIONS
Peggy Alvarez Head Usher
Alvin Broussard Senior Manager, Special Services
Jenny Calvo Head Usher
Christine Cox House Manager, Ahmanson Theatre
Robert Devis House Manager, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Greg Flusty House Manager, Walt Disney Concert Hall
Omar Garcia Head Usher
Jose Agustin Garibaldi Head Usher
Ruben Lopez Special Services Coordnator
Seng Neth Head Usher
Steve Olear Manager, Guest Services
Courtney Rabena Head Usher
Jose L. Rivas Head Usher
Santa Roman-Garcia Head Usher
Carolyn Van Brunt Vice President
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Jeanice Williams Coordinator, Tours & Special Events
Demetra Willis Head Usher
OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION
Carol Zamora Executive Assistant
PRODUCTION
Shawn Anderson Head Carpenter, Ahmanson Theatre
Shane Anderson Head Flyman, Ahmanson Theatre
Jared Batty Head Electric, AHM
Jason Clark Director, Production
Marcus Conroy Head Electrician, Walt Disney Concert Hall
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Justin Hamblen Production Project Manager
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Emmet Kaiser Head Carpenter, Mark Taper Forum
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Charlie Miledi Head Carpenter, Walt Disney Concert Hall
Katie Miller Production Manager
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John Phillips Head Property, Walt Disney Concert Hall
Lisa Quang Senior Production Coordinator
Todd Reynolds Head Audio/Video, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
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Lee Smilek Head Wardrobe
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U-Jung Jung Coordinator
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Thank you for your extraordinary generosity in bringing dance to our community.
MOMIX: ALICE
May 19–21, 2023
The Music Center’s Ahmanson Theatre
Seamlessly blending illusion, acrobatics, magic and whimsy, MOMIX sends audiences flying down the rabbit hole in Moses Pendleton’s newest creation, Alice, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Filled with visual splendor and startling creative movement, Alice reveals that nothing in MOMIX’s world is as it seems!
Photo by Equilibre Monaco.
The Music Center Board of Directors welcomes three esteemed members of the community.
CINDY MISCIKOWSKI THE MUSIC CENTER BOARD CHAIR
The Music Center is a destination for dance throughout the year. From The Music Center’s Dance DTLA and The Music Center’s Summer SoundWaves on Jerry Moss Plaza to holiday celebrations and concerts in Gloria Molina Grand Park, it is the place to move and be moved. It is a welcomed joy when dancers return to our stages to inspire Angelenos and visitors alike. Thank you for being a part of the 20th season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center.
I’m delighted to introduce Dr. Lily Lee, Susan Matt and Teresita Notkin, three remarkable women who joined The Music Center's Board of Directors in 2022. We are grateful for their leadership and support.
Enjoy the show!
Dr. Lily Lee rarely was afforded the opportunity to watch artistic performances while growing up in a working‐class neighborhood in Houston. Each year, she looked forward to her public school’s field trips to a local performing arts venue where she gleefully absorbed the magic of live theatre. As a member of The Music Center’s Board of Directors, Lee wants to inspire Los Angeles’ youth through the arts and expand the breadth of the youth‐serving programs. She is an ardent supporter of The Music Center’s Spotlight program because she firmly believes the arts can have a lasting impact on young people.
Susan Matt’s affinity for music and the arts came early in her life. She began learning to play the clarinet in elementary school and, while still a high school student, she successfully auditioned to become a member of University of California, Irvine’s orchestra as an oboist. Matt recalls her parents traveling from Orange County to Downtown Los Angeles to attend performances at The Music Center and, as a member of The Music Center’s Board of Directors, she is keen to help create and provide exciting live experiences for all residents of the County as well as those who may travel from farther away.
Teresita Notkin’s admiration for The Music Center is indisputable —she and her husband Shelby Notkin are Founders members of the performing arts center. Notkin is president of the Instituto Mexicano de Tanatologia (Mexican Institute of Thanatology), a national grief counseling organization in Mexico, and joins her husband as a member of The Music Center’s Board of Directors. Immensely proud of her Mexican heritage and upbringing in cosmopolitan Mexico City, Notkin aims to help widen The Music Center’s artistic and educational programs earmarked for and benefiting L.A.’s Hispanic and Latino residents and visitors.
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The Music Center’s Dance DTLA: Motown Night. Photo by Will Tee Yang.
Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Madelyn Ho and Devon Louis in Arden Court. Photo by Ruven Afanador.
The Music Center Thanks Center Dance Arts
From all of us here at The Music Center, we thank Center Dance Arts Members for their unwavering support of dance. We look forward to many seasons of dance ahead!
Center Dance Arts Board of Directors
Susan Baumgarten President
Jane Jelenko* Chair/Founding President
JoAnn Bourne Vice President and Treasurer
Joan Herman Secretary
Mattie McFadden Lawson Chair Emerita
Catharine Soros Chair Emerita
Liane Weintraub* Founding Chair
Charlene Achki-Repko
Jane ArnaultFactor, Ph.D*
Giselle Fernández
Mira Hashmall
Liz Levitt Hirsch*
Edward Lazarus
Judith Reichman, MD
Dominque Shelton Leipzig
Julia Strickland
Bradley Tabach-Bank
Sue Tsao
Ana T. Valdez
Diane Wittenberg
* Founding Member Center Dance Arts Members (As of March 2023)
Center Dance Arts Members
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Joan A. Friedman, PhD and Robert N. Braun, MD
J. Mira Hashmall, Esq.
Joan E. Herman
Liz Levitt Hirsch*
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Patrick Kinsella
Maddocks Brown Foundation
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Olivia Neece
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Leslie and Frederick Gaylord*
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Students strike a pose at The Super Villainz Tap Park on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center.
Photo by Will Yang for The Music Center.
SCAN TO MAKE A GIFT
Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center Presents
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY
April 28–30, 2023
The Music Center’s
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Support for this presentation is provided, in part, by:
Glorya Kaufman Foundation
Tina and Jerry Moss/Moss Foundation
Center Dance Arts
Dorothy Buffum Chandler Program Fund
Elisabeth Katte Harris
The Music Center Foundation
The Music Center Annual Fund
Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Kenny Corrigan in
Paul Taylor Dance Foundation in association with The Music Center — Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County Presents
ERAN BUGGE CHRISTINA LYNCH MARKHAM MADELYN HO KRISTIN DRAUCKER
LEE DUVENECK ALEX CLAYTON DEVON LOUIS JOHN HARNAGE
MARIA AMBROSE LISA BORRES JADA PEARMAN SHAWN LESNIAK
JAKE VINCENT JESSICA FERRETTI AUSTIN KELLY KENNY CORRIGAN
Founding Artistic Director
PAUL TAYLOR
Artistic Director
MICHAEL NOVAK
Resident Choreographer
LAUREN LOVETTE
Rehearsal Directors
BETTIE DE JONG CATHY MCCANN
Principal Lighting Designers
JENNIFER TIPTON
JAMES F. INGALLS
Principal Set & Costume Designers
SANTO LOQUASTO
WILLIAM IVEY LONG
Executive Director
JOHN TOMLINSON
Leadership funding provided by Stephen Kroll Reidy.
Major support provided by The SHS Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and The Shubert Foundation. Additional major funding provided by S&P Global, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. Support for the creation of new work provided by Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Paul Taylor Dance Company gratefully acknowledges the estates of Harlan Morse Blake and Mary J. Osborn for their transformational gifts.
Paul Taylor Dance Company in Polaris. Photo by Ruven Afanador.
COMPANY B
Songs sung by the Andrews Sisters (The songs express typical sentiments of Americans during World War II)
Choreography: Paul Taylor
Costumes: Santo Loquasto
Lighting: Jennifer Tipton (First performed in 1991)
Christina Lynch Markham
Madelyn Ho
Kristin Draucker
Lee Duveneck
Alex Clayton
Devon Louis
John Harnage
Maria Ambrose
Lisa Borres
Jada Pearman
Jake Vincent
Jessica Ferretti
Austin Kelly
Bei Mir Bist du Schön
Full cast
Pennsylvania Polka
Ms. Draucker and Mr. Kelly
Tico-Tico
Mr. Clayton
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
Mr. Duveneck with cast women
I Can Dream, Can’t I?
Ms. Lynch Markham
Joseph! Joseph!
Mss. Borres, Pearman, Ferretti
Messrs. Duveneck, Vincent, Kelly
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B)
Mr. Harnage
Rum and Coca-Cola
Ms. Ho with cast men
There Will Never Be Another You
Ms. Ambrose and Mr. Louis
Bei Mir Bist du Schön
Full cast
Commissioned by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Wallace Foundation and The Brown Foundation.
Produced in cooperation with Houston Ballet and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Creation of this dance made possible with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Preservation made possible by contributions to the Paul Taylor Repertory Preservation Project with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
15 MINUTE INTERMISSION
DREAMACHINE
Music: Michael Daugherty
Choreography: Lauren Lovette
Set & Costumes: Santo Loquasto
Lighting: Jennifer Tipton (World Premiere)
Kristin Draucker
Jessica Ferretti
Kenny Corrigan
Devon Louis
Eran Bugge
Madelyn Ho
Lee Duveneck
Alex Clayton
Maria Ambrose
Lisa Borres
Jake Vincent
Austin Kelly
Da Vinci’s Wings
Ms. Draucker with Ms. Bugge, Ms. Ambrose, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Corrigan
Electric Eel
Ms. Ferretti and Mr. Corrigan
Vulcan’s Forge
Full Cast
Commissioned by Stephen Kroll Reidy.
Ms. Lovette’s work is also made possible by supporters of The Dancemaker Fund.
15 MINUTE INTERMISSION
THE GREEN TABLE
(A Dance of Death in Eight Scenes)
Book and Choreography: Kurt Jooss
Music: F.A.Cohen
Costumes: Hein Heckroth
Masks and Original Lighting
Design: Hermann Markard
Staging and Supervision:
Jeanette Vondersaar
Co-staging and Repetiteur:
Claudio Schellino
Lighting directed by: Kevin Dreyer
Pianists: David LaMarche, Blair McMillen
Death Mr. Shawn Lesniak
The Standard Beare
Mr. Kenny Corrigan
The Young Soldier Mr. Devon Louis
The Young Girl Ms. Jada Pearman
The Woman Ms. Jessica Ferretti
The Old Soldier Mr. Lee Duveneck
The Old Mother
Ms. Maria Ambrose
The Profiteer Mr. John Harnage
Soldiers Mr. Alex Clayton, Mr.Jake Vincent, and Mr. Austin Kelly
Women
Ms. Eran Bugge, Ms. Christina
Lynch Markham, Ms. Madelyn Ho, Ms. Kristin Draucker, and Ms. Lisa Borres
The Gentlemen in Black
Ms. Eran Bugge, Ms. Christina Lynch Markham, Mr. Lee Duveneck, Mr. Alex Clayton, Mr. Devon Louis, Mr. John Harnage, Mr. Jake Vincent, Mr. Austin Kelly and Ms. Jessica Ferretti
ORDER OF SCENES:
1. The Gentlemen in Black
2. The Dance of Death and Farewells
3. The Battle
4. The Refugees
5. The Partisan
6. The Brothel
7. The Aftermath
8. The Gentlemen in Black
Please be advised that blank pistols will be used on stage during performance.
Inspired by a medieval Dance of Death and the aftermath of World War I, The Green Table won first prize at the international competition organized by Rolf de Maré, founder-director of Les Archives Internationales de la Danse, Paris and has since been given in all parts of the world. It depicts various facets of war, beginning with a conference and going through mobilization, combat, war profiteering, refugees and again the conference, and all the time Death is present.
The Green Table was given its world premiere by Jooss and his company at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris on July 3, 1932, with the choreographer in the role of Death. The Green Table is Kurt Jooss’ greatest work and is considered to be one of the outstanding classics of the 20th century.
This production of The Green Table is made possible by Jody and John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation. This season’s performances of The Green Table are made possible by the Family of Marjorie S. Isaac.
PROGRAM
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY
The genesis of the Paul Taylor Dance Company occurred on May 30, 1954, in Manhattan, when dancemaker Paul Taylor first presented his choreography with five other dancers on the Lower East Side. That performance marked the beginning of 64 years of unrivaled creativity, and, in the decades that followed, Taylor became a cultural icon and one of American history’s most celebrated artists and was part of the pantheon that created American modern dance. Leading the Company that bears his name until his death in 2018, Taylor molded it into one of the preeminent performing ensembles in the world. Under the artistic direction of Taylor alumnus Michael Novak, the Company continues to bring “America’s most communicative and wildly theatrical modern dance” to audiences and students around the world, with a yearly residency at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
The Company currently resides in the Lower East Side of Manhattan but sustains a global presence through its robust touring programs. Since its first European tour in 1960, the Company has performed in more than 600 cities in 66 countries, represented the United States at arts festivals in more than 40 countries and toured extensively under the aegis of the U.S. Department of State. Dedicated to sharing modern dance with the broadest possible audience, the Company tours annually, both domestically and internationally, with performances and a variety of educational programs and engagement offerings. Recent tours have brought the Company to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Ecuador, Germany, Italy, Oman, Peru, Switzerland, Taiwan and Turkey, as well as scores of cities within the United States.
The hallmark of the Company is its ever-expanding repertory. Over 170 dances exist within the Foundation’s canon, 147 of which were choreographed by Taylor. The body of Taylor’s work is titled the Taylor Collection and is home to dances that cover a
breathtaking range of topics, themes and moods. These dances speak to the natural world and man’s place within it; display love and sexuality in all gender combinations; contemplate iconic moments in American history; and reveal the spectrum of life’s beauties, complexities, and society’s thorniest issues. While some of these dances are termed “dark” and others “light,” the majority are dualistic, mixing elements of both extremes.
In addition to the Collection, the Company also commissions dance works from established and emerging choreographers. In 2022, Lauren Lovette was appointed the Company’s first Resident Choreographer, ushering in a new era and demonstrating the Company’s deepened commitment to support dance creation in the 21st century. For more information, please visit paultaylordance.org.
ABOUT
Michael Apuzzo and Jada Pearman in The Green Table. Photo by Laura Diffenderfer.
PAUL TAYLOR
Paul Taylor (1930–2018) was one of the most accomplished artists this nation has ever produced. He established the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 1954, serving as both a virtuoso performer and a trailblazing choreographer until 1974, when he turned exclusively to choreography. During his 64-year career as a dance maker, Taylor helped define and shape the homegrown American art of modern dance through a matchless repertoire of 147 works with an extraordinary range of subject matter. In 2015 he established Paul Taylor American Modern Dance (PTAMD), with the goal of creating an institutional home for modern dance at New York’s Lincoln Center. In addition to presenting Taylor’s works, PTAMD presents iconic works by great modern choreographers of the past and present, and commissions the dance makers of the 21st Century to work with the Taylor Company, thereby helping to ensure the future of the art form.
MICHAEL NOVAK
Michael Novak, a critically acclaimed Paul Taylor dancer from 2010 to 2019, became the second Artistic Director in the history of the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation in September 2018, having been chosen by Taylor to succeed him upon his death. Under Novak’s direction, the Paul Taylor Dance Company continues to be one of the world’s premier dance companies, with robust domestic and international touring; an ever-expanding repertory that includes the Taylor canon, historical masterpieces, and works he commissions; an annual engagement at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; and several education programs to inspire the next generation of dancers and dance advocates. Raised in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Novak is an alumnus of Columbia University’s School of General Studies, where he received his B.A. in dance, magna cum laude, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was the keynote speaker for the university’s class of 2020.
Austin Kelly and Kristin Draucker in Company B. Photo by Whitney Browne.
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Kurt Jooss was born in Wasseralfingen in Southern Germany. In 1920, while studying piano, voice and drama at the Stuttgart Conservatory, Jooss met Rudolf von Laban and became his student, then leading dancer and later assistant.
Jooss received his first appointment as movement regisseur at the Municipal Theatre in Münster where together with his colleagues, Aino Siimola (who later became his wife), Sigurd Leeder, F.A. Cohen and Hein Heckroth, he formed his first company — Die Neue Tanzbühne. During the same period, Jooss and Leeder toured with their program Two Male Dancers and also traveled to Paris and Vienna to study classical ballet.
In 1927, Jooss moved to Essen, where he was co-founder of the Folkwangschule (an Academy for Performing Arts) and director of the dance division. He also reformed his company, which subsequently became the resident company at the Essen Opera House. With this company, he won first prize for The Green Table at the International Competition of Choreography in Paris in 1932. Jooss was forced to leave Germany for political reasons in 1933. The entire company emigrated with him and found a new home at Dartington Hall in England, where Jooss-Leeder School of Dance was founded in 1934. Between 1932 and 1947, the now internationally-famous Ballets Jooss toured worldwide. In 1949, Jooss returned to Germany as a British citizen to help rebuild the Folkwangschule and to form a new company.
Until his retirement in 1968, Jooss worked as director, choreographer and teacher. He finally agreed to stage his works for outside companies in 1964; these now continue to be in great demand in the international dance repertoire.
Lauren Lovette (Resident Choreographer) personifies the intertwining of dance and choreography, moving seamlessly from one to the other. Her work has been commissioned and performed by leading dance companies and festivals, including the New York City Ballet (NYCB), American Ballet Theatre, the Vail International Dance Festival, American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Nevada Ballet Theatre, as well as a self-produced evening entirely of her own work in which she also danced, Why It Matters
She began creating dance as a ballet student for a 2007 choreographic workshop showing at the School of American Ballet (SAB). Another ballet, for the 2008 workshop, was soon followed by her being selected to create a work for the 2009 New York Choreographic Institute.
In 2016, Lovette, then a relatively new principal dancer, was asked to choreograph her first piece that premiered at the NYCB Fall Fashion Gala. In 2017, she choreographed for the Vail International Dance Festival, the NYCB Fall Season Gala and the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company. She was awarded the Virginia B. Toulmin Fellowship at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University in the fall of 2018 and, a year later, created a work for the 2019 Fall Fashion Gala at NYCB. Her work at NYCB is noteworthy, forging a path for other female choreographers in an area of dance that has notably been predominantly male.
Born in Thousand Oaks, California, Lovette began studying ballet at the age of 11 at the Cary Ballet Conservatory in Cary, North Carolina. She enrolled at SAB as a full-time student in 2006. In October 2009, Lovette became an apprentice with NYCB and joined the Company as a
member of the corps de ballet in September 2010. Promoted to soloist in February 2013 and to principal dancer in June 2015, she stepped down from her position at the company in 2021 to embark on a career devoted to dance and choreography in more equal measure. Lovette received the Clive Barnes Award for dance in December 2012 and was the 2012–2013 recipient of the Janice Levin Award. She was invited to be the first-ever Resident Choreographer for the Paul Taylor Dance Company in Spring 2022 and creates new work on the Company annually.
Bettie De Jong (Rehearsal Director) was born in Sumatra, Indonesia, and, in 1946, moved to Holland, where she continued her early training in dance and mime. Her first professional engagement was with the Netherlands Pantomime Company. After coming to New York City to study at the Martha Graham School, she performed with the Graham Company, the Pearl Lang Company, John Butler and Lucas Hoving, and was seen on CBS-TV with Rudolf Nureyev in a duet choreographed by Paul Taylor. De Jong joined the Taylor Company in 1962. Noted for her strong stage presence and long line, she was Taylor’s favorite dancing partner and, as rehearsal director, was his surrogate in the studio and on tour for more than 40 years. In 2019, she received the Balasarawati/Joy Anne Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching Award from American Dance Festival for her substantial contributions to the sustainment of the Taylor legacy.
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Cathy McCann (Rehearsal Director) is a member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company for 13 years. Among the 18 dances Taylor made for her were Mercuric Tidings, Brandenburgs, Musical Offering and Sunset She was featured in five Taylor television specials, including the 1991 Emmy Award-winning Speaking in Tongues. In 1991, Mikhail Baryshnikov invited her to join the White Oak Dance Project, where she performed works by Mark Morris and Lar Lubovitch. McCann has staged Taylor dances for American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, San Francisco Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet and Washington Ballet, among others, and her own choreography has been presented at New York City Center. She has been a faculty member of Adelphi University, Barnard College and Hofstra University, and has taught at the American Dance Festival and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. She was appointed Director of Taylor 2 by Novak in March 2019. She became rehearsal director in March 2020.
Eran Bugge is from Oviedo, Florida, where she began her dance training at the Orlando Ballet School, and went on to study at the Hartt School at the University of Hartford under the direction of Peggy Lyman, graduating summa cum laude with a B.F.A. in ballet pedagogy in 2005. She attended The Taylor School and the 2004 and 2005 Taylor Summer Intensives. Bugge has performed in works by Amy Marshall, Katie Stevinson-Nollet and Jean Grand-Maître. She was also a member of Full Force Dance Theatre and the Adam Miller Dance Project. In 2012, Bugge was the recipient of the Hartt Alumni Award. In 2018, she danced in the feature film
The Chaperone, choreographed by John Carrafa. She joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in Fall 2005.
Christina Lynch
Markham grew up in Westbury, New York, and began dancing with Lori Shaw and continued at Holy Trinity High School under the direction of Catherine Murphy. She attended Hofstra University on scholarship and performed works by Cathy McCann, Karla Wolfangle, Rachel List, Robin Becker and Lance Westergard. During college, she also trained at The Taylor School and attended the Company’s Summer Intensive program. After graduating summa cum laude in 2004, she danced with the Amy Marshall Dance Company, Stacie Nelson and The Dance Theater Company. She joined Taylor 2 in Summer 2008 and made her debut with the Paul Taylor Dance Company in summer 2013.
Madelyn Ho, M.D., is from Sugar Land, Texas, where she began dancing at Kinard Dance School with Shirley McMillan and later trained with BalletForte under the artistic direction of Michael Banigan. She graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in chemical and physical biology. While there, she was awarded the Artist Development Fellowship and attended the Taylor School Winter Intensive. She was a member of Taylor 2 from 2008 to 2012 and left to attend Harvard Medical School, during which time she was a guest artist for Alison Cook Beatty Dance and performed with Urbanity Dance. She joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in spring 2015 and completed her Doctorate of Medicine in May 2018.
Kristin Draucker was born in Washington D.C., and grew up in York, Pennsylvania. She began her training at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet under Marcia Dale Weary. In 2005, she was awarded a Fellowship to study Horton and Graham at The Ailey School. Since moving to New York City, she has danced with Michael Mao Dance, Armitage Gone! Dance, New Chamber Ballet, and at Bard's Summerscape in Les Huguenots. In 2009, she joined the 50th Anniversary International Tour of West Side Story and, in 2010, performed in Tino Sehgal’s KISS at The Guggenheim Museum. Draucker began creating dances in 2014 and has shown her work in New York, Philadelphia, and as part of the LaMAMA Umbria Festival in Spoleto, Italy. She joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in Winter 2017.
Lee Duveneck grew up in Arlington, Texas, where he trained with Anne Oswalt and Gwen Price. In 2010, he earned his B.F.A. in dance performance from Southern Methodist University, where he studied with Taylor alumna Ruth Andrien and jazz dance icon Danny Buraczeski. While in New York, he has danced for Annmaria Mazzini, Mari Meade and Jessica Gaynor. Duveneck joined Taylor 2 in 2012 and joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in summer 2017.
Alex Clayton grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. He received his B.F.A. in dance with a minor in visual arts from Stephens College in 2013. He was a Graham 2 company member from 2014 to 2015. He also performed with companies including 10 Hairy Legs, Abarukas
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Project, Curet Performance
Project and Performa15. He served as Rehearsal Assistant for Paul Taylor American Modern Dance Taylor Company Commissions choreographer Lila York when she created Continuum in 2016. He joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in summer 2017.
Devon Louis, who hails from Washington, D.C., is a graduate of Duke Ellington School of the Arts. He attended the Ailey School as a recipient of the Oprah Winfrey Scholarship and furthered his dance education at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival under the direction of Milton Myers. Louis has performed works by Alvin Ailey, Matthew Rushing, Christopher Huggins, Nathan Trice, Ronald K. Brown and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. He has also performed as a member of Ballet Hispanico’s junior company, BHdos, The Metropolitan Opera, and Nimbus Dance Works. Louis joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in summer 2018.
John Harnage, a native of Miami, Florida, studied dance at the Miami City Ballet School and New World School of the Arts. He was a Modern Dance Finalist in the 2010 National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts YoungArts competition. In 2014, he graduated from The Juilliard School, where he performed works by Pina Bausch, Alexander Ekman, Jose Limón and Lar Lubovitch, among others. He then began working with Jessica Lang Dance and joined the company in 2015, performing and teaching around the world. He also performed as a principal dancer in Washington National Opera's 2017 production of Aida at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Harnage joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in fall 2018.
Maria Ambrose grew up in Meredith, New Hampshire, and began her dance training at age four under the direction of Sally Downs. She furthered her training with Edra Toth and performed with the Boston Dance Company. She attended George Mason University where she was awarded the Harriet Mattusch Special Recognition in Dance and graduated magna cum laude with a B.F. A. in dance performance in 2011. She has performed with Elisa Monte Dance, The Classical Theatre of Harlem, LEVYdance, AThomasProject, and Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance. In 2018, she traveled to China as an ambassador for Parsons Dance to teach dance to young musicians and then to Japan as part of the Dance International Program. She began studying at The Taylor School in 2012 and joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in spring 2019.
Lisa Borres, a native of Staten Island, New York, is a graduate of LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts. At the Hartt School of the University of Hartford, from which she graduated in 2011, she studied with Stephen Pick and Katie Stevenson-Nollet and danced in works by Martha Graham and Pascal Rioult. She participated in Summer Intensives at the Joffrey Ballet School, Martha Graham Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Parsons Dance and has taught dance at The Hartt School. Since 2012, Borres has been part of the selection process for Ballet Tech, Eliot Feld’s tuition-free school that draws its students from the New York City public school system, whose diversity reflects the full American spectrum. She has performed with Amy Marshall Dance Company, Elisa Monte
Dance, DAMAGEdance and Lydia Johnson Dance. She joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in spring 2019.
Jada Pearman began dancing at the Motion School of Dance in Hamilton, Bermuda, where she trained extensively in all styles of dance. In 2013, Pearman attended The Grier School in Pennsylvania as a preprofessional dancer under the direction of Jocelyn Hrzic. While at The Grier School, she worked with choreographers such as Jon Lehrer, Melissa Rector, Kiki Lucas, Phil Orsano and many more. As a member of Grier Dance, she performed at the Palm Springs Choreography Festival, Steps on Broadway Choreography Festival and Koresh Artists Showcase. She attended summer intensives including Alvin Ailey, Point Park, University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Hubbard Street. She earned her B.F.A. from the University of Arizona in Spring of 2019 where she performed works by Martha Graham, Larry Keigwin and others. She joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in summer 2019.
Shawn Lesniak, from New Haven, Connecticut, began dancing at the age of seven. For most of his youth, Lesniak trained in various dance techniques such as ballet, jazz, modern and tap, and he danced competitively for more than a decade. He continued his training at The Ailey School and Point Park University. He has toured both internationally and domestically as a member of Parsons Dance and has worked with choreographers such as Trey McIntyre, Matthew Neenan, Matthew Powell and Emery LeCrone. Lesniak joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in winter 2019.
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Jake Vincent was born in Atlantic City and grew up in Flemington, New Jersey. He attended the Taylor School Summer Intensive in 2012 and received a B.F.A. in dance and dance education in 2014 from Montclair State University. He performed with Rioult Dance NY, Von Howard Project, DiMauro Dance, Zullo/Raw Movement, 360Dance Company, Mazzini Dance Collective, 10 Hairy Legs, Douglas Dunn and Dancers and Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance. He joined Taylor 2 in Summer 2017 and joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in winter 2020.
Jessica Ferretti, originally from Port Chester, New York, started her dance training at Westchester Dance Academy. She graduated magna cum laude in 2019 from Marymount Manhattan College, where she performed works by Larry Keigwin, Jessica Lang, Michael Thomas, Loni Landon, Nancy Lushington, Pedro Ruiz, Chase Brock and Tito Del Saz. She attended the Paul Taylor Summer Intensives in 2016 and 2018 and the Martha Graham Intensive in 2017. She joined Taylor 2 in fall 2019 and the Paul Taylor Dance Company in summer 2021.
Austin Kelly is from Overland Park, Kansas, where he began dancing at Jody Phillips Dance Company and later studied at the University of Hartford’s The Hartt School where he graduated cumma cum laude, earning a B.A. in performing arts management with minors in dance performance and business management in 2021. He has performed works by Paul Taylor, José Limón, August Bournonville, Lar Lubovitch and Stephen Pier. While earning his
degree, he simultaneously studied Paul Taylor’s style through The Taylor School’s Winter Intensives, Summer Intensives and virtual classes held during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kelly danced with Alison Cook Beatty Dance after graduating. He joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in winter 2021.
Kenny Corrigan is originally from Southwick, Massachusetts, and received his B.F. A. from Point Park University. He has performed in Carmen (Houston Grand Opera), as Carnival Boy in Carousel (Riverside Theatre), An American in Paris (First International), Queen of The Night (NYC), Rock the Ballet – SweetbirdProductions, and Rasta Thomas’ Romeo and Juliet (International). He has also been seen on America’s Got Talent (Season 9 Semifinals), Bad Boys of Ballet, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as Jimmy Fallon’s body double, Saturday Night Live (Harry Styles), and a Swarovski commercial (Karlie Kloss). Corrigan joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company in spring 2022.
Jeanette Vondersaar (Repetiteur / Stager) was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She began her ballet training at the age of eight with Jack Copeland at Butler University and later trained at the School of American Ballet and at Harkness House for Ballet Arts in New York City. She was leading soloist with the Harkness Youth Dancers, the newly formed Harkness Ballet and the Zürich Opern Ballet. In 1976, she joined the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam where she worked in close cooperation with the three Dutch choreographers: Rudi van Dantzig, Toer van Schayk and Hans van Manen, and was principal dancer there for 21 years. Some of her leading Neoclassical roles included: Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, Ètudes,
Apollon Musagéte, Theme and Variations, Firebird, and pas de deux Le Corsaire and Don Quixote. Her repertoire also included works by Nils Christe, George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Martha Graham and Kurt Jooss. Her awards and accolades include The Alexandra Radius Prize in the 1992–1993 season, The VSCD Golden Theatre Dance Prize in 1994, and an engagement as balletmaster with The Dutch National Ballet from 1994–1996. Her teaching experience began in 1980. Since then, she has worked extensively as teacher/ repetiteur/stager for numerous companies internationally, among them: The Joffrey Ballet, The Dutch National Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballett am Rhein, Aalto Ballet in Essen, American Ballet Theatre (New York), Finnish National Ballet, Introdans, Polish National Ballet, Star Dancers Ballet in Tokyo, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Saarländisches Staatstheater Saarbrücken, Ballet du Rhin, Ballet de Flandres, Ballet West, Tulsa Ballet and The Companhia Nacional de Bailado. Presently, she is a freelance teacher of classical ballet, repetiteur and primarily responsible for the restaging and supervision of The Green Table and other Jooss repertoire. She occasionally performs with the Dutch National Ballet in various character roles.
Claudio Schellino (Repetiteur / Stager) was born in Torino, Italy, where he studied at the Ballet School of Teatro Nuovo directed, at that time, by Marika Besobrasova and with Sara Acquarone (Royal Academy of Dancing). After school, he joined the Company of Teatro Nuovo, and his career developed with Vittorio Biagi with the Company Danza Prospettiva, the Nuovo Balletto di Roma and the Balletto Teatro di Torino. After two years of School of Ballet Master from the Teatro Alla Scala (1994–1996), he started working at the Balletto Teatro di Torino as Ballet Master.
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In 1997, he started working as Ballet Master with Pierre Wyss in Braunschweig and, after four years, became Co-Director and first Ballet Master at the Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe under the direction of Pierre Wyss. In 1999, while in Braunschweig, he finished his study at the University of Bologna DAMS in organization and economy of opera’s house. In 2003, he joined the Ballet of Zaragoza in Spain as Ballet Master.
Since 2004, he has been working as Ballet Master in Saarbrücken at the Saarlandisches Staatstheater where, during the 2013–2014 season, he served as interim Artistic Director. He graduated from the University of Bologna with a Science of Drama, Art and Music Studies; Ballet Master Teatro at the Scala Milano; and Royal Academy of Dance in London. He has also collaborated and been invited as guest trainer and Ballet Master to restage several ballets for companies, such as: Balletto di Toscana, Gulbenkian Ballet (Lisboa), Balletto Teatro di Torino, Arena di Verona, Companhia Nacional de Bailado (Lisboa) Hessisches Staatstheater (Wiesbaden). As repetiteur for The Green Table, he worked with The Joffrey Ballet (Chicago), Introdans (Arnhem), Polish National Ballet (Warsaw), Ballet de Flandres (Antwerp), American Ballet Theatre (New York), Ballett am Rhein (Düsseldorf), Ballet West (Salt Lake City), Tulsa Ballet (Tulsa), Ballet du Rhin (Mulhouse), Star Dancers Ballet (Tokyo) and Companhia Nacional de Bailado (Lisbon).
F.A. Cohen (Composer) was born in Bonn, Germany. In 1904, he attended the conservatories of Leipzig and Cologne and the University of Bonn. Between 1924 and 1933, he was opera director, composer and conductor at the municipal theatres of Münster, Würzburg and Essen. In 1926 he composed his first ballet,
Tragödie, for Kurt Jooss and, from 1932 to 1942, was musical director and pianist for the Ballets Jooss. He composed 10 ballets, including The Green Table in close collaboration with Jooss and arranged further ballet scores with music by Mozart, Purcell, Lanner, Strauss and others. He was married to Elsa Kahl, leading dancer with Ballets Jooss, and toured with the company from 1933 to 1942.
Following the dissolution of Ballets Jooss in the U.S.A., Cohen took up opera direction again. He directed over 33 productions, including many American premieres as a freelance director and then for the Juilliard Opera Theatre New York. In 1946, he was founding director of the Juilliard Opera Studio. He died in New York in 1967.
Hein Heckroth (Costume Designer) was born in Giessen, Germany, in 1901 and studied painting at the Städel Schule in Frankfurt. In 1924, he became stage designer for the municipal theatre of Münster where his long collaboration with Kurt Jooss began. In 1927, he became stage designer at the Opera House in Essen and taught at the Folkwangschule. He left Germany with the Ballets Jooss in 1933 and worked with the company on tour and in England, designing almost all the new productions to include opera and theatre in London. During the war, Heckroth was interned for over a year; after his release, he moved to London and began to work extensively for films — he was awarded an Oscar for his work on The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffman. He died in 1970 after a long international career working in all fields of theatre, film and television.
Hermann Markard (Masks and Lighting Designer) was born in Nierstein, Germany, in 1926. He studied drawing and painting at various art academies in Europe. His debut as a stage designer was for the Juilliard Opera Theatre,
New York, in 1960. Subsequently, he was lighting, costume and set designer for many opera, dance and drama companies, during which he also worked with Kurt Jooss to redesign the masks and lighting for The Green Table. Since 1980, Markard has concentrated almost exclusively on painting. He exhibits his work mainly in Europe and lives in Amsterdam.
Kevin Dreyer (Lighting Designer) is a professor of lighting design and a member of the United Scenic Artists. Dreyer’s designs for theatre, opera and dance have been seen throughout the U.S. and in Europe, South America, and Asia with such companies as Paris Opera Ballet, La Compañia Nacional, Opera Teresa Carreño, MOMIX, American Ballet Theatre, Giordano Dance Chicago, The Joffrey Ballet and Ballet West. His design work caused the Village Voice to refer to him as a “wizard lighting designer” and The New York Times called his work with The Joffrey Ballet “brilliant.” His designs are featured in Robert Altman’s film The Company. Dreyer published Dance and Light: The Partnership Between Choreography And Lighting Design in 2020. He is a professor of theatre and serves as Director of Theatre for the University of Notre Dame where he has been on the faculty since 1989. He lives in northern Indiana where he and his wife have raised three daughters.
David Lamarche (Pianist) has been working as a conductor in the dance field for over 37 years. He served as Music Director for the Dance Theatre of Harlem from 1993 to 1998, conducted many of the company’s premieres and composed and arranged several scores for their permanent repertory. As a guest, he has conducted for New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Houston Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Limón Company,
the Paul Taylor Dance Company, L’Opera di Roma, Het National Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Ballet British Columbia and Ballet West. The orchestras he has directed include the Houston Symphony, the Lyric Opera Orchestra of Chicago, the Pacific Symphony, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Paris Opera Orchestra, National Arts Center Orchestra of Canada, Tokyo Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Moscow Radio Orchestra, Tivoli Festival Orchestra and the Orchestre Lamoreux. LaMarche is currently in his 22nd year on the staff of American Ballet Theatre. In addition to his work as a conductor and pianist, he is a guest faculty member of The Juilliard School and a regular contributor to New York Concert Review. He is a graduate of Boston University and resides in New York.
Blair McMillen (Pianist) Hailed by The New York Times as “prodigiously accomplished and exciting” and as one of the piano’s “brilliant stars,” Blair McMillen leads a musical life unbounded by convention. He is known for his advocacy of living composers and contemporary music, as well as championing very early keyboard music and more recent neglected masterpieces. For more than two decades, he has divided his time as soloist, ensemble leader, music festival director and educator. He has performed in major concert venues throughout New York, the United States and around the world. He has played frequently with the Knights, International Contemporary Ensemble, New York Philharmonic, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and jazz legends Fred Hersch and Don Byron. He is a member of several ensembles, including American Modern Ensemble, the six-piano “supergroup” Grand Band, and Perspectives Ensemble, among others. For 11
years, McMillen was pianist for the Naumburg Award-winning Da Capo Chamber Players. His first solo CD Soundings was released to critical acclaim in 2000. Since then, McMillen has been featured on dozens of commercially-released solo and ensemble recordings, spanning numerous musical genres. A recent album of contemporary American two-piano music with Stephen Gosling, Powerhouse Pianists II, was declared “one of the finest piano recordings of the year” by NPR. McMillen is the co-founder and co-director of the Rite of Summer Music Festival, an outdoor contemporary and world-music series in New York. Recently celebrating its 10th anniversary, Rite of Summer is the only annual music festival on Governors Island, a place the New Yorker has called “an enormous playground for the arts.” McMillen holds degrees from Oberlin College, The Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music. At Juilliard, he was principal soloist on a tour of Japan with the Juilliard Orchestra. While there, he also won the Juilliard Gina Bachauer Competition and the Sony Elevated Standards Career Grant. Having taught at Bard College and Conservatory since 2005, McMillen also serves on the piano faculty at Mannes at the New School in New York. He is grateful for the many teachers who have inspired him, including Jerome Lowenthal, Robert McDonald, Joseph Kalichstein, Sophia Rosoff and Byron Janis. pianoblair.com
The Taylor School, established in 1984, is under the direction of Taylor alumna Carolyn Adams. As the educational arm of the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation, the School seeks to embrace the rich multicultural history of the dance field while providing innovative educational initiatives to empower, inspire and support the next generation of dancers, dance makers, dance audiences and dance advocates. Through focused programming, highquality dance education is offered to students of all ages and levels, including introductory and professional level classes, the semester-long Youth/Adult Program and the touring Taylor Teen Ensemble. Another uniquely Taylor offering is the Jody and John Arnhold Tier 3 Dance Education and Audience Development Initiative, which offers free dance classes and tickets to the Company’s New York Seasons to K–12 students throughout the state of New York. The Taylor School has achieved distinction by the virtue of outstanding and dedicated faculty members, including current members of Paul Taylor Dance Company, Taylor alumni and guest artists. The School has become a home base for an increasing number of young dancers in New York City who are not connected or affiliated with universities or conservatories. Students receive individual attention, mentoring, performance opportunities and a generous scholarship program. For more information, visit: paultaylordance.org/school
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Portraits: Kurt Jooss by Gert Weigelt; Lauren Lovette by Ruven Afanador; Bettie de Jong by Paul B. Goode; all others by Bill Wadman.
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Marketing Counsel
Alan Olshan
Orthopedic Consultant
David S. Weiss, MD, NYU
Langone Health
Archival Consultant
Linda Edgerly, The Winthrop Group
Auditor
Michael Wallace, Lutz & Carr
Travel Agent
Michael Retsina, Altour
Ashley C. Wheather, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director
The Music Center Thanks Its Supporters
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY FOUNDATIONS
$1,000,000 AND ABOVE
Glorya Kaufman Foundation
Cindy Miscikowski / The Ring-Miscikowski Foundation / The Ring Foundation
Tina and Jerry Moss / Moss Foundation
Fredric Roberts
Mimi Song
$100,000–$999,999
Robert J. Abernethy
Helen and Peter Bing
Dorothy Buffum Chandler Program Fund
Tammy and Eric Gustavson
The Herb Alpert Foundation
Freya and Mark Ivener
Dr. Susan Kendall / Dwight M. & Dona S. Kendall Family Foundation
Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl
Terri and Jerry Kohl
Lily Lee and Tom Chang
Marla and Cary Lefton
Marie H. Song
Estate of Roberta Turkat
Alyce de Roulet Williamson
$50,000–$99,999
Gregory Adams
Susan Baumgarten
Judith and Thomas Beckmen
Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation
Edgerton Foundation
Judy Eideles on behalf of Samuel Chmelnicki / Glen Haven and Sholom Memorial Park
The Horn Foundation
Marcia Israel Foundation
Linda L. Pierce
Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl
Kurt and Susan Wegleitner
$25,000–$49,999
Kathy and Charles Adams
Jane Arnault-Factor
Clarence Avant
Pamela and Dennis Beck
Helen Funai Erickson
Erika and Jeff Hill
Nanette and Keith Leonard
Jody and David Lippman
Marc and Eva Stern Foundation
Beth and Leslie Michelson
Darrell Miller
Teresita and Shelby Notkin
The Estate of Robert W. Olsen
Cynthia M. Patton
Nan Rae
Melissa and Alex Romain
LSMK Investments
Wendy and Ken Ruby
Lisa See and Richard Kendall
Johnese Spisso and Ross Hartling
Sue Tsao
Jennifer and Steven Walske
Wendy and Jay Wintrob
$10,000–$24,999
Charlene Achki-Repko
Jill Baldauf and Steven Grossman
Barnard College
The Berry Gordy Family Foundation
JoAnn and Wayland Bourne
Joan A. Friedman, PhD and Robert N. Braun, MD
Claire and Brad Brian
Louise and John Bryson
Walter and Ruth Chameides
Ana and Robert Cook
Costa de Oro Television
Estate of Elizabeth H. Dailey
David Geffen Foundation
Richard Ferry
Patricia Francy
Dr. Harlan Gibbs
Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
Mira Hashmall, Esq.
Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej
Jane Jelenko
Donors from 03-05-2021 through 09-07-2022
Laura C. Guthman
Betty Hayman
Suzanne and Richard Kayne
Cynthia Watson, MD and David B. Katzin, MD, PHD
Jill and Curtis Kaufman
Jackie and Gerald Kehle
Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall
Carol and Patrick Kinsella
Kent Kresa
MaddocksBrown Foundation
Maria V. Altmann Foundation
Max Factor Family Foundation
David Minning and Diane Wittenberg
Liz Levitt Hirsch
Muriel F. Siebert Foundation
Olivia and Anthony Neece
Chad Olsen and Brian Duck
The Albert Parvin Foundation
Karen Kay Platt and Lawrence B. Platt
Judith Reichman, M.D.
Beverly Ryder
Dominique Shelton
Lisa Specht
Bradley Tabach-Bank and Dee Dee Dorskind
Maynard and Linda Brittan / Traub-Brittan Family Foundation
Paul and Liza Wachter
Seth Weingarten and Lynne Silbert
Janis and William Wetsman / The Wetsman Foundation
Iris M Whiting
Robert Willett
Keenan and Orna Wolens
$5,000–$9,999
Karla and Richard Chernick
Nadine and Harold Davidson
Laura Donnelley
Elizabeth and Brack Duker
Lisa Field
Bobbi and Henry Fields
Carol Colburn Grigor and Murray Grigor
Edward Lazarus and Amanda Moose
June Li
Claudia Lin
Anita Lorber
Nigel Lythgoe OBE
David and Janet Polak Foundation
Joseph F. Walsh and Marjorie Walsh Foundation
Thomas Weinberger and Leslie Vermut
$1,000–$4,999
Gay and Harry Abrams
Aileen Adams
Keith and Ingrid Agre
Donna Altmann
Shirley Ashkenas
Barry Baker
Ken Ballard and Renee Rinaldi
Howard Banchik
Paul N. Barkopoulos, M.D.
Josephine Baurac
David Bender
Martha and Barry Berkett
Beverlee Bickmore
Leigh Lindsey and Andrew Blaine
Marjorie Blatt
Rosanna Hirshon Bogart
Yvonne Bogdanovich
Irene and Stuart Boyd
Geri Brawerman
Breslauer, Rutman & Anderson, Inc.
Burnand-Partridge Foundation
Rose Chan and Warren
Loui Household
Terri and Timothy Childs
Annie Chu
Jane and Lawrence Cohen
Janet Cooper
Alice Coulombe
The Music Center strives to acknowledge all our supporters appropriately. If your name has been misspelled or omitted from this list in error, please contact the Advancement Office at (213) 972-3333.
The Music Center Thanks Its Supporters
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY FOUNDATIONS Continued
$1,000–$4,999 (CONTINUED)
Catherine Cristall
Lynne and James DeWitt
Christina and Emmanuel Di Donna
Jennifer Diener
Kathleen Dooley
Constance B. Elliot
Bob & Sue Emmer, Shout! Factory
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Lynda and Alfred Fadel
Henry Fetter and Lois Fishman
Mal and Joyce Fienberg
Ruth Flinkman-Marandy and Ben Marandy
Christopher and Margaret Forman
Malsi Doyle and Michael R. Forman
Gerry Friedman
Susan Friedman
Diane Futterman
Leslie and Frederick Gaylord
Carol S. Gee
Patricia Glaser and Sam Mudie
Larry Gold
Roslyn and Abner Goldstine
Kelly and Louis Gonda
Helen Gordon
Paul Greenberg
Cynthia Griffin
Agnes Grohs
Leonie Gross
Marcy Gross
Mitchell Guthman
Cornelia Haag-Molkenteller, M.D.
Penny Haberman
Lisa and Steven Hansen
Nancy and Michael Harahan
Harold and Nadine Davidson
Diane J. Henderson
Claire and Robert Heron
Lawrence and Lilia Hershenson
Christine M. Hessler
Bonnie Oda Homsey and Philip R. Homsey II
The Bob Hope Legacy
Louise Horvitz
Joan Hotchkis
Nancy Huang-Sommer
Virginia Huey
Ana Iglesias
William H. Isacoff, M.D.
Tomoko Iwakawa
Maria Rosario Jackson, Ph.D.
Ruth Jervis
Ruth M. Jones
Mary Ann Rosenfeld Kadish and Sheldon Kadish
Linda and David Kagel
Stefanie Kane
Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer and Melvin Keefer
Barbara and Richard Kernochan
Jay Kinn and Jules Vogel
Lisa and Victor Kohn
Katherine Kotcheff
Rini and Arthur Kraus
Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald / Strauss Foundation
Vivian Krepack
Rosanne Lapan
Carl W. Large
Mattie McFadden-Lawson and Michael Lawson
Stephen Lee
Aliza Lesser
Barbara Levinson
Dr. Melvyn Lewis
Anslyene Lloyd
Marlene and Sandy Louchheim
Lillian Lovelace
Barbara and Joel Marcus
Paula Marcus
Pauline Marks
Barbara Marshall
Brian H. Martin
Susan and Steven Matt
Julie McDonald
Diane G. Medina
Linda and Sheldon Mehr
Patricia Miller
Vibiana Molina
Kathy and Michael Moray
Patrick Leder-Morrow
Chris and Richard Newman
Mary D. Nichols
Renae Williams Niles and Greg Niles
Michael I. Nissman
Frank O'Dea
Alan Oppenheimer
Michael J. Pagano
Robert Pagnotta
Ellen Pansky
Michael and Susan Patzakis
Mary Petit and Eleanor Torres
Rosalyn Laudati and James Pick
Nina and Leo Pircher
Travis Powers & Jeanne McDonald-Powers
The Present Family Foundation
Probity International Corp.
David Richard Pullman
Freddie and Kathleen Reiss
Dr. Richard Rho and Mr. Steven DeMille
Hadley and Lee Rierson
Julia M. Ritter
Ann and Robert Ronus
Kaitlyn R. Wuensch
Jaclyn Rosenberg
Helene Rosenzweig, M.D.
Mimi Rotter
Linda and Tony Rubin
Nancy Lee Ruyter
Thomas Safran
Carol Saikhon
Maxine Savitz
Mariette and Alexander Sawchuk
Bob and Helene Schacter
Sherie and Alan Schneider
Stefan Schneider
Dirk Schulz
Shelly and Mark Scott
Margaret Selby
Stanley E. Sellers, Jr.
David Shaw and Sheila Blackwell
Michael Soares
Catharine and Jeffrey Soros
Lev L Spiro
Marilyn and Eugene Stein
Mr. Rick Stone
I.H. Sutnick
Kristan and Philip A. Swan
Barbara Augusta Teichert
Charles and Geneva Thornton / Thornton Foundation
William and Jessica Turner
Andrea Van de Kamp
Estevan Vasquez
Laurie Vender and Stephen Halper
Nancy Voorhees
Daniel and Janice Wallace
Carol Walls
Robert Iger and Willow Bay
Hope Landis Warner
Stuart M. Warren
Marcia and Charles Wasserman
Lisa and Ronald Weckbacher
Doris Weitz and Alexander Williams III
Susan and Josh Wieder
Hashim Williams
Donald Wing and Bonnie Nash
Sharon and Fillmore Wood
Estate of Rosalind Wyman
Beth McGlynn and James Zapp
Ellen and Arnold Zetcher
Rosanne J. Ziering
Special thanks to our donors who wish to remain anonymous.
The
Music Center strives to acknowledge all our supporters appropriately. If your name has been misspelled or omitted from this list in error, please contact the Advancement Office at (213) 972-3333.
CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT
$1,000,000 AND ABOVE
The Ahmanson Foundation
County of Los Angeles
U.S. Small Business Administration
$100,000–$999,999
California Arts Council
The Hearst Foundations
The Herb Alpert Foundation
Max H. Gluck Foundation
The Music Center Foundation
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
The Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation
$50,000–$99,999
The Annenberg Foundation
The Capital Group Companies
Bank of America / Dannielle Campos
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Entravision Communications Corporation
Genesis Inspiration Foundation
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
$25,000–$49,999
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
KPMG LLP / Greg Geyer
The Louis and Harold Price Foundation
Porsche
The Robert Nelson Foundation
Related California Urban Housing, LLC
U.S. Bank / Carl Jordan
$10,000–$24,999
California Wellness Foundation
Colburn Foundation
Edison International
Fox Rothschild LLP / Darrell D. Miller
HUB International Insurance Services, Inc.
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers
The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation
Macy’s
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP Foundation
Edward A. and Ai O. Shay Family Foundation
The Sidley Austin Foundation
Sony Pictures Entertainment
W. M. Keck Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
$5,000–$9,999
Chevron Corporation
Downtown Works Los Angeles
Kaiser Permanente
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
$1,000–$4,999
Friars Charitable Foundation
IATSE - Local 33
Justin Construction
Rodriguez, Horii, Choi & Cafferata LLP
Structured Assets Sales LLC
Weingart Foundation
Special thanks to our donors who wish to remain anonymous.
Donors from 03-05-2021 through 09-07-2022
Photo by John McCoy for The Music Center.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Support from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center.
Hilda L. Solis Supervisor, First District
Janice Hahn Chair, Fourth District
Kathryn Barger Supervisor, Fifth District
Holly J. Mitchell Supervisor, Second District
Lindsey P. Horvath Chair Pro Tem, Third District
